Case Study Part 3: Analysing the Contents Page of a Magazine

In the contents page we see images scattered across it in no particular order but it still manages to look artistic and modern, they have been equally spaced out allowing the page to breathe so its minimal and simplistic for the reader. From this we can see that the audience is people aged 20-30 because they just want to get straight to what the articles are about and not get distracted by other things. They've used a simplistic black and white background with the font being black and the background being white so they contrast from each other, the images have very neutral brown and brass tones in them so that they compliment each other without it being an eyesore to the reader. The contents is laid out in the centre going vertically down making the text easier to read but also making the images beside it appear more dramatic and interesting due to our eyes not being pulled focus on to one point on the page. A typewriter font has been used giving simplicity and an editorial feel to this magazine making the reader feel like what this magazine has to offer is worth reading out. The language  used in the contents page is manly formal with touches of colloquial language hinted in with "what he's not saying about sex" as if you were talking to a friend about this topic, thus this creates a safe atmosphere for the reader so they feel like they can read about it without feeling judged or scrutinised.

Planning: Analysing this contents page has shown me that more professional magazines take a less detailed approach to the content in the magazine so that the reader doesn't spoil the actual content of the magazine